Jude Wilde

Very lucky to be invited to 49 Belgrave Square last night, the home of Her Excellency Mariana Plaza, Ambassador of the Argentine Republic to Great Britain.

Should have stayed over instead of getting the train back. Definitely not a night owl - no stamina :)

VERA for I.C.I. Girls - Feb 1928 A fascinating look at the section of the ICI Magazine given over to women from 1928 until 1939. Hints and tips for the modern woman about town ...

New VERA Substack ...

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Judith Wilde | Substack Heritage Manager at the Cat.

I'm not being negative ...
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Parrs Wood Apple Day 2025

‘Take your mongoose to work’ day today (don’t ask!) #trainingdays #peterpanstatue

Unexpected find on a strip of 1976 negatives today of ICI Weaver Power Station. The other 29 images are showing the wear to the turbine blades and this little gem is a moment in time where the photographer had taken a snap of the workers. They look happy in their work :)

Very civilised day spent #runcorntownhall to mark the 25th anniversary of #runcornhistoricalsociety - enough cake to lay us low for days but we powered on through! Honoured to visit the Mayors Parlour. Fave items the #widnesmarket bell from 1875 and driving handle from the #transporterbridge

Motor racing gets the ICI logo ... in 1992

Had to happen eventually…

Love Shrub ❤️

Mobile cyanotypes and walking my friends dog. Perfect way to spend a sunny afternoon

Sherpas. Although I have it on good authority that it might be imminent!

#ThrowbackThursday Photograph showing wagon belonging to the United Alkali Company, outside Sullivan's offices (later Pilkington Sullivan). The products on display are ones packed by Greenbank Works c1920. Also - here are some women workers from Greenbank Works!
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A dry run (walk) on the route @thegladsatsuma is planning as @hazlehurstart participates in the Big Film Photowalk in Runcorn on Sat 28 June for the second year running.

Spoiler alert - we may be taking the path of the old locks via Bridgewater House amongst other places :) #analoguephotography

VERA for I.C.I. Girls - Jan 1928 A fascinating look at the section of the ICI Magazine given over to women from 1928 until 1939. Hints and tips for the modern woman about town ...

Meet Vera - she knows it ALL! My latest Substack from the world of women in ICI ... in 1928
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This morning’s walk across the bridge accompanied by curses for not realising the MOT was out on my car by a mere 6 weeks :)

New address … I wish :) #retreat

Lovely #snapandsocial walk with @hazlehurstart.bsky.social and @thegladsatsuma.bsky.social today in #runcorn taking in the new Dukesfield murals and #wiggisland - a perfect day for it too!

What an absolute joy it is to see this project by #reconnectingruncorn come to fruition. A fantastic day seeing the creation of the murals and listening to the artists Aylo Nomad and Liam Bononi talk so passionately about their work. #murals #runcorn #dukesfield

Jude Wilde (@heyjudewilde) on Threads A few from our photo walk today. Runcorn and West Bank

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Weston Point - the end is nigh! 5. Can it be done?

Rescued! Read about the adventures of archive rescue :)

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Exploits of an archive rescue :)

Kathleen Mary Drew-Baker aka 'Mother of the Sea' - Without her Sushi would not exist (probably)!! #womeninscience

Charcoal drawing of women workers Greenbank Works ICI Pilkington Sullivan, Widnes by #brianflanagan. 1 of 4 sketches by him in our collection. Also a photo of women workers making the caustic soda tins. Note the shoes! - these were eventually replaced with safety boots! #iciarchives #womenworkers

Lovely photo of the Ladies of ICI Winnington Research Dept staff Christmas Party 1934 - Misses B Trampleasure, A Buckley, N Goodier, M Thomas, E Baldwin, Seymour, Smith. Eva Penny, E Shaw, O Kettle, Ida McGorty and Jessie Pye #iciarchives #winningtonresearch #staffxmasparty

How enjoyable is an unsorted bag of photos! Occasional ones are even named! Here is the Pilkington Sullivan Ladies Cricket Team of 1953 to be going on with #pilkingtonsullivan #ladiescricket #iciarchives

At Runcorn Station 8.30 pm. Waiting room locked. Paying passengers on the platform - station cat (Clive) with special access all areas pass #brokenbritain #stationcats

Look at this beauty - a Pfaff hobby 350p and to think I left the charity shop, albeit briefly before hastening back having come to my senses. What projects lie ahead :)

Lovely photo of the model that became Brunner House in Northwich. State of the art building - made to be converted into a hospital should we go to war again. Built to house 750 staff as a HQ. Alas now a housing estate #brunnerhouse #icibrunnerhouse #icinorthwich #alkalidivision